I refuse to have one under any circumstances in Korea. Partly a hangover from working tech support where you're always at someone's beck and call. Think you're gonna sit down for an hour and enjoy your lunch? Ha! Wrong! Think again, sunshine.

Also works wonders in avoiding extra work that the wonjangnim would otherwise try his best to offload onto me. It's already saved me a few early mornings.

Joined: 01 Sep 2003Location: I was abducted by aliens on my way to Korea and forced to be an EFL teacher on this crazy planet.

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 7:29 pm Post subject:

AdamH wrote:

I refuse to have one under any circumstances in Korea. Partly a hangover from working tech support where you're always at someone's beck and call. Think you're gonna sit down for an hour and enjoy your lunch? Ha! Wrong! Think again, sunshine.

Also works wonders in avoiding extra work that the wonjangnim would otherwise try his best to offload onto me. It's already saved me a few early mornings.

This happened to me a few years ago.

I had an interview with the chair of a top uni here in Korea. Because I use a real watch on my wrist, it was easy for me to keep track of the time.

I was supposed to have a one hour interview. And, yes I was in his office for one hour.

During my interview he received many cell phone calls. I did not keep track of the number of calls, just the time he was on his cell phone.

The second day I was in Korea my boss sat me down to discuss some contract issues. She went through income tax, etc. Then she says you "must" buy a "hande pone". Why I asked. If you want many friends in Korea you need a "hande pone".